Thanks, Walt, for remembering the "Linenoid" horn we showed in "Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gimmicks." I've seen several of them around, including phono shows, but they don't show up as frequently as their metal brethren. However, they don't seem to command much in the marketplace. I think I paid $75 for mine (the one shown in "Gadgets") about 20 years ago.? I expect that a colored one would bring more, but in general I don't think the "Linenoid" or "Mega Phono Horn" models are in high demand.? I think they're kind of cool - - especially in colors.
Uncle George ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. From [email protected] Tue Aug 14 19:15:47 2007 From: [email protected] (Peter Fraser) Date: Tue Aug 14 20:03:45 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Linenoid horn In-Reply-To: <00ba01c7ded5$66b35ea0$0301a...@daddell> References: <00ba01c7ded5$66b35ea0$0301a...@daddell> Message-ID: <[email protected]> linoleum is also made of linseed, and is extremely durable for an organic material... On Aug 14, 2007, at 5:44 PM, Walt wrote: > Hi Bruce, > > The Crane Brothers of Westfield, Massachusetts are indeed the > manufacturer. > I have a "Linenoid" horn that is very dark blue (inside and out) > with three > gold bands that run around circumference. (I think Tim Fabrizio may > have > seen mine when he was here in the spring. Uncle Tim?) > > There is one example of a "Linenoid" horn pictured on page 20 of > "Antique > Phonographs ~ Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gimmicks" by Uncle Tim > (Fabrizio) and > Uncle George (Paul). > > The horn that I have is not shaped exactly like the one in the > book. Mine is > a bit shorter but has a somewhat truer exponential shape which > makes the > bell significantly larger in diameter for its length when compared > to the > more traditional horns. > > The horns are supposedly made of pure linen. Mine has a few nicks > like the > one in the Gizmos book and I can substantiate that it is indeed > linen. Linen > is derived from flax (also called linseed) and it is easy to weave > into a > fabric or it can be made into a pulp from which (typically) fine > papers and > fiber board can be made. I don't think that the term "cardboard" is > at all > inappropriate although it is really more of a "fancy" or "super > cardboard" > <grin>. > > I do not know how common these are. Perhaps Tim or George might > have some > additional statistical data than the book shows. I suspect that > they are > probably not classified as scarce or rare, but because they are > made of an > organic vegetable fiber, I would think that a very low percentage > of the > originals are still in existence. I know I will probably hang on to > mine. > Gizmo's suggests that the value is in the $100 to $150 range. I cannot > affirm or deny that value since mine was sort of free. > > BTW, I searched the US Patent database but did not see any > applications > filed by "Crane Brothers" of Westfield, Massachusetts. It seems > that similar > horns were made by a multitude of companies. > > Walt > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:phono-l- > [email protected]] On > Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 7:39 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] Linenoid horn > > > This afternoon I visited a gentlemans house in another town to pick > up a > victor horn that I purchased. While there I spotted an unusual But > very > impressive horn that I had never seen before. The gentleman said > that he > purchased it with an Edison triumph machine years ago. It was large > and > black on the outside and light red on the inside and made from a > material > which was kind of a cross between light wood and heavy cardboard, but > extremely resilient. The little logo on the horn said "Linenoid > Horn". it > was not shaped like any horn I had ever seen before either and its > bell was > slightly conical rather then bell like. THIS HORN COULD OBVIOUSLY > EITHER > HANG FROM A FLOOR CRANE OR FROM A CRANE ATTACHED TO THE TRIUMPH. > HAS ANYONE > EVER SEEN OR HEARD OF ONE OF THESE BEFORE. I GOOGLED LINENOID, AND > THE ONLY > THING I COULD FIND IS THAT A COMPANY CALLED CRANE BROTHERS, WHO > MADE PAPER > PRODUCTS IN THE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LOCATED IN DALTON, > MASSACHUSETTS IN THE WESTERN PART OF TH > E ST > ATE, USED A PROCESS TO MAKE LINEN WASTE INTO A PRODUCT CALLED > LINENOID, FROM > WHICH they MADE MANY PRACTICAL ITEMS, AND I ASSUME THAT PHONOGRAPH > HORNS > Were AMONG THEM. VERY FASCINATING. IF ANYONE CAN ADD TO THIS, AND > HAS EVER > SEEN ONE OF THESE HORNS PLEASE REPLY. I WILL TRY TO GET BACK TO > THIS FELLOWS > HOUSE SOON AND TAKE A DIGITAL OF THIS HORN FOR ALL TO SEE. IF IT IS > RARE, > MAYBE I CAN MAKE A TRADE > > BRUCE > __._,_.___ > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.17/951 - Release Date: > 8/13/2007 > 10:15 AM > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
